Chapter 33, Problem 11UYK

Summary Introduction

To label: The muscles of inhalation and exhalation and state whether they increase or decrease alveolar pressure.

Introduction: The respiratory system is crucial to supply oxygen to the body to produce Adenosine triphosphate (ATP- used for metabolic reactions) and to remove carbon dioxide (exhalation). Respiration involved three steps, namely pulmonary ventilation, external ventilation, and internal ventilation.